Ned Lamont has pitched a plan to spend over $18 million more of the state's emergency response fund that was designed to counter funding cuts and delays from the Trump administration. “The emergency is not over, and we still have a three alarm fire, and every day there's more incoming,” Lamont said. Lamont had first designated over $167 million from the $500 million fund, the bulk of which took the place of some of the expired Affordable Care Act subsidies to help people purchase health insurance. Lamont also said he plans to issue another emergency declaration in February so lawmakers can continue to use the fund in cases such as a loss or delay in federal funds, or a government shutdown. “We're doing the analysis just like we seem to do every two weeks: How will this impact us?